Install Time Champ On Ubuntu 64-bit 22.0 version

Created by Gayathri Daka, Modified on Fri, 14 Feb at 5:10 PM by Lakshmi Bhavani

NOTE:

For version 22.0 using Wayland, there may be certain limitations with this OS version. To overcome these limitations, you can switch the windowing system to X11.

Checking Wayland Status:

Please verify if Wayland is enabled by running the following command in the terminal .

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

If the output is wayland, then Wayland is enabled
If the output is x11, then X11 is being used.

If Wayland is enabled, follow the steps below to disable it:

Guide: https://timechamp.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/101000520293

Step-by-Step Guide to Install Time Champ on Linux

Step 1: Whitelist Domains (if using a Proxy Server)

If you are using a proxy server, ensure that the following domains are whitelisted for the smooth functioning of the Time Champ software:

*.snovasys.io
*.timechamp.io

If you are not using a proxy server, you can skip this step.

Step 2: Uninstall Previous Versions of Time Champ

Download the uninstallation script from the following link:
https://tracker.timechamp.io/linuxv2/uninstall.bash
Move the downloaded file to the Downloads folder.
Open the terminal and run the following command to uninstall all previously installed Time Champ applications:
```
bash uninstall.bash
```

Step 3: Install Dependencies:

Download the libssl1.1 package:

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb

Install the downloaded package:

sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb

Note: If you encounter the error "dpkg: error: unknown option -o", run the following commands:

sudo dpkg --install libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.17_amd64.deb sudo apt-get -f install sudo dpkg --configure -a

If you encounter the "wkhtmltox error", run the following command:

sudo apt --fix-broken install sudo apt-get install fuse libfuse2 wkhtmltox

Step 5: Log in to your Time Champ account and click on the Download Agent button.

Example site address is test.v3.timechamp.io, test.v4.timechamp.io, test.sites2.timechamp.io, etc

The following screen will appear. Select Linux to download the appropriate version for your system.

Step 6: Select "To install for employees" to install the application for employees in your organization. Then, choose the agent type—Interactive or Silent—based on your requirement.

Step 7: Select Manual or Automatic for logging into the application (for interactive agents). Then, check the box "I understand all the above" and click the Download button. The file will begin downloading.

Step 8 : Go to the downloads folder then the TimeChamp.Zip or Svcvtt.Zip file will be displayed.

Note : We should not change the Zip file Name(TimeChamp.Zip or Svcvtt.Zip) and the File should only be present in the downloads section.

Step 9: Unzip the TimeChamp.Zip file and open the TimeChamp or Svcvtt folder.

Step 10: Open the TimeChamp or Svcvtt folder then the timechamp-linux_64bit-setup.bash file will be displayed along with license.txt. Right-click in TimeChamp folder and click the open in Terminal.

Run the following commands in Terminal

chmod 777 timechamp-linux_64bit-setup.bash
./timechamp-linux_64bit-setup.bash

OR

We can run the following command instead of the two above

bash timechamp-linux_64bit-setup.bash

Give the system lock password, then time champ will be installed as shown in the above screenshot

fter installation, a pop-up will be displayed for interactive users. For silent users, please verify on the admin portal whether the users' attendance data has started or not.